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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Skye Bank Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tonyego11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 02:24:01 -0300
Subject: Your ATM CARD is ready

Dear Esteem Customer,
This is to officially inform you that your email is short listed by the IMF/World Bank/Federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria Compensation Award Committee setup to compensate the huge losses of the victims of the internet scam/fraud Inheritance, Contracts, Loans and buying and selling and Lottery/Winning Funds claims as you are also warned to disengage from future pursuit of unlearned transaction.
You are advice to contact the payment officer at the foreign operation, ATM CARD Department Skye Bank with your personal details for accreditation and dispatch of your ATM Card. (ATM Card Number: 3774-2856-7847-9003) with Personal Identification Number (****) has been accredited the valued sum of US$2.300,000.00 {Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars your compensation grant.
You are hereby advice to email the below information to the payment officer for further proceedings.
1. Full Name:
2. Home address:
3. Direct/personal cell number
4. A copy of any governmental issued identification
5. Your occupation.
Below is the payment officer detail:
NAME: Mr. Leo Donald
E-MAIL: skyebank.leodonaldx@gmail.com
TEL:    Phone: + 234-701-663-9546
This is to draw your attention that all necessary procedures have been put in place; all that is required of you to redeem your funds is to contact the officer to proceed and procure your Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order with the official payment of US$480 being for Ownership Paper Works
Yours truly,
Mrs. Helen Uche.
Secretary
Skye Bank Plc

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